diff --git a/doc/v2/slice.html b/doc/v2/slice.html
index cea06553..734e4218 100644
--- a/doc/v2/slice.html
+++ b/doc/v2/slice.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ constructors<br>
 <pre>slice();<br></pre>
 <dl class="function-semantics">
   <dt><b>Effects:</b> constructs a <code>slice</code> with default stop, start, and
-step values.&nbsp; Equivalent to the slice object created by the Python
+step values.&nbsp; Equivalent to the slice object created as part of the Python
 expression <code>base[::].</code></dt>
   <dt><b>Throws:</b> nothing.</dt>
 </dl>
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ slice(Int1 start, Int2 stop);
 </pre>
 <dl class="function-semantics">
   <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>start</code>, <code>stop</code>, and <code>step</code>
-are of type <code>slice_nil</code> or convertible to type <code>object</code>.</dt>
+    are of type <code><a href="object.html#slice_nil-spec">slice_nil</a></code> 
+    or convertible to type <code>object</code>.</dt>
   <dt><b>Effects:</b> constructs a new slice with default step value
 and the provided start and stop values.&nbsp; Equivalent to the slice
 object
 created by the built-in Python function <code><a
  href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/built-in-funcs.html#12h-62">slice(start,stop)</a></code>,
-or the Python expression <code>base[start:stop]</code>.</dt>
+or as part of the Python expression <code>base[start:stop]</code>.</dt>
   <dt><b>Throws:</b> <code>error_already_set</code> and sets a Python <code>TypeError</code>
 exception if no conversion is possible from the arguments to type <code>object</code>.</dt>
 </dl>
@@ -129,12 +130,12 @@ exception if no conversion is possible from the arguments to type <code>object</
 template &lt;typename Int1, typename Int2, typename Int3&gt;
 slice(Int1 start, Int2 stop, Int3 step);
 </pre>
-  <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>start</code>, <code>stop</code>, and <code>step</code> are integers, <code>slice_nil</code>, or convertible to type <code>object</code>.</dt>
+  <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>start</code>, <code>stop</code>, and <code>step</code> are <code>slice_nil</code> or convertible to type <code>object</code>.</dt>
   <dt><b>Effects:</b> constructs a new slice with start stop and step
 values.&nbsp; Equivalent to the slice object created
 by the built-in Python function <code><a
  href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/built-in-functions.html#12h-62">slice(start,stop,step)</a></code>,
-or the Python expression <code>base[start:stop:step]</code>.</dt>
+or as part of the Python expression <code>base[start:stop:step]</code>.</dt>
   <dt><b>Throws:</b> <code>error_already_set</code> and sets a Python <code>TypeError</code>
 exception if no conversion is possible from the arguments to type
 object.</dt>
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@ object.</dt>
 observer functions<br>
 </h4>
 <pre>
-object slice::start();
-object slice::stop();
-object slice::step();
+object slice::start() const;
+object slice::stop() const;
+object slice::step() const;
 </pre>
 <dl class="function-semantics">
   <dt><b>Effects:</b> None.</dt>
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ object slice::step();
 the slice was created with.&nbsp;If the parameter was omitted or
 slice_nil was used when the slice was created, than that parameter will
 be a reference to PyNone and compare equal to a default-constructed
-object.&nbsp;In principal, any object may be used when creating a
+object.&nbsp; In principal, any object may be used when creating a
 slice object, but in practice they are usually integers.</dt>
 </dl>
 <br>
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ slice object, but in practice they are usually integers.</dt>
 template &lt;typename RandomAccessIterator&gt;
 slice::range&lt;RandomAccessIterator&gt;
 slice::get_indicies( 
-    RandomAccessIterator const&amp; begin, RandomAccessIterator const&amp; end);
+    RandomAccessIterator const&amp; begin, 
+    RandomAccessIterator const&amp; end) const;
 </pre>
 <dl class="function-semantics">
   <dt><b>Arguments:</b> A pair of STL-conforming Random Access
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ list odd_elements(list l)
     return l[slice(_,_,2)];
 }
 
-// Perform a multidimensional rich slice of a Numeric.array
+// Perform a multidimensional extended slice of a Numeric.array
 numeric::array even_columns(numeric::array arr)
 {
     // select every other column, starting with the second, of a 2-D array.
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ numeric::array even_columns(numeric::array arr)
 }
 
 // Perform a summation over a slice of a std::vector.
-double partial_sum(std::vector&lt;double&gt; const&amp; Foo, slice index)
+double partial_sum(std::vector&lt;double&gt; const&amp; Foo, const slice index)
 {
     slice::range&lt;std::vector&lt;double&gt;::const_iterator&gt; bounds;
     try {
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ double partial_sum(std::vector&lt;double&gt; const&amp; Foo, slice index)
         return 0.0;
     }
     double sum = 0.0;
-    while (bounds.start != bounds.end) {
+    while (bounds.start != bounds.stop) {
         sum += *bounds.start;
         std::advance( bounds.start, bounds.step);
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/python/slice.hpp b/include/boost/python/slice.hpp
index 9354b485..9f296bc2 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/slice.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/slice.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 namespace boost { namespace python {
-	
+
 class slice : public object
 {
  private:
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class slice : public object
 	BOOST_PYTHON_DECL
 	slice();
 
-	// Each argument must be int, slice_nil, or implicitly convertable to int
+	// Each argument must be slice_nil, or implicitly convertable to object.
+	// They should normally be integers.
 	template<typename Integer1, typename Integer2>
 	slice( Integer1 start, Integer2 stop)
 		: object( new_slice( object(start).ptr(), object(stop).ptr(), NULL))
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ class slice : public object
 	// equal to a default-constructed boost::python::object.
 	// If a user-defined type wishes to support slicing, then support for the 
 	// special meaning associated with negative indicies is up to the user.
-	object start();
-	object stop();
-	object step();
+	object start() const;
+	object stop() const;
+	object step() const;
 		
 	// The following algorithm is intended to automate the process of 
 	// determining a slice range when you want to fully support negative
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class slice : public object
 	template<typename RandomAccessIterator>
 	range<RandomAccessIterator>
 	get_indicies( const RandomAccessIterator& begin, 
-		const RandomAccessIterator& end)
+		const RandomAccessIterator& end) const
 	{
 		// This is based loosely on PySlice_GetIndicesEx(), but it has been 
 		// carefully crafted to ensure that these iterators never fall out of
diff --git a/src/slice.cpp b/src/slice.cpp
index 55f8e865..a4dd98f5 100644
--- a/src/slice.cpp
+++ b/src/slice.cpp
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ slice::slice()
 }
 
 object
-slice::start()
+slice::start() const
 {
 	return object( detail::borrowed_reference(
 		((PySliceObject*)this->ptr())->start));
 }
 
 object
-slice::stop()
+slice::stop() const
 {
 	return object( detail::borrowed_reference(
 		((PySliceObject*)this->ptr())->stop));
 }
 
 object
-slice::step()
+slice::step() const
 {
 	return object( detail::borrowed_reference(
 		((PySliceObject*)this->ptr())->step));
diff --git a/test/slice.cpp b/test/slice.cpp
index 37d9e83d..d516d008 100644
--- a/test/slice.cpp
+++ b/test/slice.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/slice.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 using namespace boost::python;
 
@@ -75,9 +76,37 @@ bool check_numeric_array_rich_slice()
 // Verify functions accepting a slice argument can be called
 bool accept_slice( slice) { return true; }
 
+int check_slice_get_indicies(const slice index)
+{
+    // A vector of integers from [-5, 5].
+    std::vector<int> coll(11);
+    typedef std::vector<int>::iterator coll_iterator;
+    
+    for (coll_iterator i = coll.begin(); i != coll.end(); ++i) {
+        *i = i - coll.begin() - 5;
+    }
+    
+    slice::range<std::vector<int>::iterator> bounds;
+    try {
+        bounds = index.get_indicies<>(coll.begin(), coll.end());
+    }
+    catch (std::invalid_argument) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    int sum = 0;
+    while (bounds.start != bounds.stop) {
+        sum += *bounds.start;
+        std::advance( bounds.start, bounds.step);
+    }
+    sum += *bounds.start;
+    return sum;
+}
+
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(slice_ext)
 {
     def( "accept_slice", accept_slice);
     def( "check_numeric_array_rich_slice", check_numeric_array_rich_slice);
     def( "check_string_rich_slice", check_string_rich_slice);
+    def( "check_slice_get_indicies", check_slice_get_indicies);
 }
diff --git a/test/slice.py b/test/slice.py
index fb6a7b03..fafe8a6f 100644
--- a/test/slice.py
+++ b/test/slice.py
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ test passed
 ...     print 1
 ...
 1
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice(None))
+0
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice(2,-2))
+0
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice(2, None, 2))
+5
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice(2, None, -1))
+-12
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice( 20, None))
+0
+>>> check_slice_get_indicies( slice( -2, -5, -2))
+6
 """
 
 # Performs an affirmative and negative argument resolution check,